Levon Aronian vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 83 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.3
Date 2016.03.17
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 83
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1r3p1k/3R1K1p/4PP1P/8/8/8/8 w - - 11 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qc2 c5
  6. 6.d5 exd5
  7. 7.cxd5 Bb7
  8. 8.Bg2 Nxd5
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Rd1 Be7
  11. 11.Qa4 Nf6
  12. 12.Nh4 O-O
  13. 13.Nc3 g6
  14. 14.Bg5 Rb8
  15. 15.Bf4 Rc8
  16. 16.Bh6 Re8
  17. 17.Qf4 Na5
  18. 18.Nf5 Bxg2
  19. 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  20. 20.Kxg2 Qe5
  21. 21.e3 d5
  22. 22.Bg5 Ne4
  23. 23.Rxd5 Qxf4
  24. 24.gxf4 Nxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Kg7
  26. 26.Rd7 h6
  27. 27.Be7 Nc4
  28. 28.Rad1 a5
  29. 29.R1d5 Rc6
  30. 30.Ra7 Re6
  31. 31.Rdd7 Kg8
  32. 32.h4 Kg7
  33. 33.Bd8 Kg8
  34. 34.Be7 Kg7
  35. 35.Rab7 Kg8
  36. 36.Rbc7 Na3
  37. 37.Bd8 Nc4
  38. 38.Be7 Na3
  39. 39.Rb7 Nc4
  40. 40.Kf3 a4
  41. 41.Rbc7 Nd2+
  42. 42.Rxd2 R6xe7
  43. 43.Rc6 Re6
  44. 44.Rxe6 Rxe6
  45. 45.c4 Kg7
  46. 46.e4 Re8
  47. 47.e5 Rb8
  48. 48.Rd7 Kf8
  49. 49.f5 gxf5
  50. 50.Kf4 b5
  51. 51.cxb5 Rxb5
  52. 52.Kxf5 a3
  53. 53.f4 Rb4
  54. 54.Ra7 c4
  55. 55.Rxa3 Rb2
  56. 56.Ra6 Kg7
  57. 57.a4 c3
  58. 58.Ra7 c2
  59. 59.Rc7 Rb4
  60. 60.a5 Ra4
  61. 61.Rxc2 Rxa5
  62. 62.Rc4 Ra1
  63. 63.Rc7 Kf8
  64. 64.Rd7 Ra4
  65. 65.Rd3 Rc4
  66. 66.Re3 Ke7
  67. 67.Re4 Rc1
  68. 68.Rb4 Kf8
  69. 69.Rb6 Kg7
  70. 70.Rb7 Kf8
  71. 71.Rb8+ Kg7
  72. 72.Rb4 Ra1
  73. 73.Rd4 Ra2
  74. 74.Rd7 Kf8
  75. 75.Kf6 Ra6+
  76. 76.Rd6 Ra8
  77. 77.h5 Kg8
  78. 78.f5 Rb8
  79. 79.Rd7 Rb6+
  80. 80.Ke7 Rb5
  81. 81.Rd8+ Kh7
  82. 82.Kf6 Rb6+
  83. 83.Rd6 Rb7

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